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The historical assumptions that serve as the foundation of insurance and business models have been shaken these past few years. Issues exposed by the recession highlight reasons for a 25-year downward trend in underwriting profitability. Factor in challenges posed by todays market, such as changes in the economy, consumer demographics...

The historical assumptions that serve as the foundation of insurance and business models have been shaken these past few years. Issues exposed by the recession highlight reasons for a 25-year downward trend in underwriting profitability. Factor in challenges posed by todays market, such as changes in the economy, consumer demographics...

U.S data aggregator Property Claims Service (PCS) is putting insured losses from superstorm Sandy at $11 billion, which currently leaves catastrophe bond investors safe from losses - but experts say the figure is likely to rise.

Expectations that catastrophe bond investors will not lose money as a result of superstorm Sandy have been shaken by an estimate that losses for insurers from the Oct. 30 storm will top $20 billion.

Apple just donated $2.5 million to Sandy recovery efforts. Would this have happened if Jobs were still in charge? Claims' Iconoclast talks Jobs, Gates and how management styles impact companies, for better or worse.

Apple just donated $2.5 million to Sandy recovery efforts. Would this have happened if Jobs were still in charge? Claims' Iconoclast talks Jobs, Gates and how management styles impact companies, for better or worse.

Investors who have put their money into specialist financial bonds which cover insurance companies from huge natural disasters are unlikely to be hit with big losses from monster storm Sandy even though it is one of the biggest ever to hit the United States.

Investors who have put their money into specialist financial bonds which cover insurance companies from huge natural disasters are unlikely to be hit with big losses from monster storm Sandy even though it is one of the biggest ever to hit the United States.